On April 21-22, 2017 in the modern Metropolitan Hall in Astana, Kazakhstan, The KWF Asian Open Championships were held with the participation of nearly 550 competitors from 13 countries, including Japan, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. On April 20 an Open Leaders' Meeting was held as well as a Referee Course. Fighters under 18 competed on the first day, and fighters 18+ on the second day of the event. The opening of the Championship was made by KWF Secretary Andre Drewniak.
Then the KWU Secretary Sergey Suvorov spoke, followed by the KWU Director Ramil Gabbasov and the President of Kazakhstan KWF Federation Irina Manzanova, who also represented EDEM, the general sponsor of the Championships.
Official observers were coaches of KWF National Team of Japan Noriyuki Tanaka, National Team of Russia Sergey Soldatov and National Team of Poland Robert Wajgelt. The main judge was shihan A. Drewniak and technical judge was shihan R. Gabbasov. Sayonara was organized in the Official Hotel. The Championship were organized by the Kazakh Kyokushinkai Federation led by shihan Muktar Juldasov in cooperation with the Ministry of the Sport and Culture of Kazakhstan.
Opening ceremony Kumite Awards
Referee course and Sayonara Sightseeing